Cirrus@Austlit

'‘Falling in love is a luxury for a prince, my son. You have twenty women in your harem. Your duty is to make love with all of them and produce male heirs for the empire.’

'But charismatic Prince Orhan, heir to the Ottoman Sultan of Türkeye, ignores his mother’s advice when he rescues a Russian slave girl, Rusalka, from drowning. He falls in love with her, takes her into his opulent harem, and renames her Süreyya. But she has a secret that could cost her life, or have her banished.

'The harem is a hotbed of jealousies and intrigue. Süreyya is determined to escape, until she spends some intimate time with Prince Orhan. When Süreyya is unexpectedly offered her freedom, it comes at a price.' (Publication summary) 

'A sequel to The Afghan Wife, a love story set against the backdrop of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Zahra Ghafoori, an Afghan widow with a troubled past, plans to leave for the USA with her fiance, wealthy architect Karim Konari, and her son Ahmad. But the  dramatic reappearance of her cousin, Firzun, whom she believed dead in a bomb blast, changes everything. '  (Publication summary)

'During the volatile times that followed the Iranian revolution in 1979, Zahra, her husband and son are forced to leave their homeland of Afghanistan with her revolutionary activist cousin, Firzun.

'Zahra’s life becomes embroiled with Firzun’s, as her cousin joins the violent opposition to the new regime in Iran. Complexities increase as she again meets Karim, a man she’s loved since she was a teenager.

'As the political turmoil unfolds, Zahra must choose between love and family loyalty.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.